P. J. Solomon
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| Full name | Pehi James Solomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1976 Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pehi James "PJ" Solomon is a former international rugby player from Porirua, New Zealand. With eligibility via his mother from Kirkcaldy, he represented Scotland at rugby league. Solomon played as a centre.
Union
[edit]Solomon played club rugby union in Scotland for Gala RFC[1] and Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
League
[edit]He played rugby league in England for Lancashire Lynx and Doncaster and played internationally for Scotland in the Rugby League European Cup. He was part of the side that played against France in the 2003 game in Narbonne, needing to win by five points to qualify for the final.[3] Solomon and his teammates won 8–6 and so were eliminated from the competition at that stage.[4]
Off the pitch
[edit]Solomon is married with one son and one daughter. His wife is the sister of Estonian professional basketballer, Heiko Niidas. Solomon works in the construction industry.
References
[edit]- ^ "BT Premiership One news". BBC News. 9 December 2000.
- ^ "BT Cup round-up". BBC News. 14 December 2002.
- ^ "Sport | The Scotsman". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Chorley Lynx players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players
- Gala RFC players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Porirua
- Rugby union players from Porirua
- Rugby union centres
- Scotland national rugby league team players